A building under construction came down in Riverside, Ngara, in Nairobi County on Saturday morning, November 14, 2026. The collapse happened opposite Grand Residence. Three people have died and 11 others were hurt.
Site workers rushed to join the rescue operation. They dug through the rubble for people believed to be trapped. Kenya Red Cross responders were deployed to the scene. Two E-Plus ambulances were sent to take casualties to hospital.
Rescuers in reflective vests and safety helmets combed through a massive heap of debris and bricks. Early estimates had put the death toll at two. Authorities now confirm three fatalities.
The disaster comes only a day after another structure failed in Syokimau. The eight-storey building near the SGR terminus fell on Friday, November 13. Six construction workers lost their lives in that incident.
Less than a month earlier, an 18-storey building caved in along 9th Street in Eastleigh. That collapse on October 23 claimed eight lives.
The string of collapses is fuelling anger over construction safety. Many are asking why building rules are not being enforced. Pressure is mounting on regulators to explain the failures.
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